Leong Jun Hao

Leong Jun Hao (Chinese: 梁峻豪; born 13 July 1999) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1][2] He was the boys' singles champion at the 2017 Asia Junior Championships. This achievement was followed by a silver medal at World Junior Championships.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Leong.
Leong Jun Hao
梁峻豪
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999
Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Years active2016-present
HandednessRight
CoachHendrawan
Tey Seu Bock
Men's singles
Highest ranking61 (2 May 2023)
Current ranking64 (9 May 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Selangor Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Cambodia Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cambodia Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Yogyakarta Boys' singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Jakarta Boys' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Personal life

Leong was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur to Celine Low and Anthony Leong.[3] He started playing badminton for fun outside his house. At the age of 9, he started playing the sport seriously under his father’s tutelage. Leong joined the Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) at the age of 13. At the end of 2018, he injured his hip twice which resulted in his world ranking dropping from 40th to 120th.[4]

Career

In July 2017, Leong won the Asian Junior Championships by defeating Bai Yupeng in the final.[5] In October 2017, he reached the final of World Junior Championships where he lost to top seed, Kunlavut Vitidsarn, 21–17, 15–21, 9–21.[6] In November 2017, he reached his first maiden senior final at the Malaysia International Challenge before losing to compatriot Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin.[7]

In January 2018, he reached the final of the Thailand Masters as a qualifier where he lost to second seed, Tommy Sugiarto.[8] In April 2018, he won his first senior title at the Finnish Open by defeating his compatriot Cheam June Wei in the final.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Morodok Techo Badminton Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Indonesia Christian Adinata 19–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21–17, 15–21, 9–21 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia China Bai Yupeng 21–6, 20–22, 21–17 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Thailand Masters Super 300 Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto 16–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Malaysia Cheam June Wei 9–21, 22–20, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Malaysia International Malaysia Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin 11–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Finnish Open Malaysia Cheam June Wei 12–21, 21–17, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Bangladesh International India Lakshya Sen 20–22, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Leong Jun Hao". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. "Leong Jun Hao". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. "Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao gets a kiss from his proud parents, Anthony Leong and Celine Low, after reaching the men's singles final". BWF. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. Rachel Chuah (18 October 2021). "4 Fun Facts About Malaysia's Men Singles Player Leong Jun Hao". Hype Malaysia. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. Fabian Peter (30 July 2017). "M'sia's Leong Jun Hao crowned 2017 Asian boys' singles champion". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  6. Fabian Peter (22 October 2017). "Dream deferred: Jun Hao wiped out at World Junior Championships final". New Straits Times. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  7. Ferzalfie Fauzi (20 November 2017). "Young gun Jun Hao admits he still has much to learn". New Straits Times. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. Helmi Talkah (15 January 2018). "Jun Hao vows to stay humble". New Straits Times. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  9. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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